Grand Jury to Hear 2 Second-Degree Murder Charges
Lorain County grand jury session beginning March 1 will consider about 50 cases. Two second-degree murder indictments expected, involving Dorothy Shipes and William Howard Willis, both bound over after separate 1938 Lorain incidents. Jury pool includes 15 residents from Lorain and Elyria with numerous others listed. Additional cases include burglary, thefts, armed robbery, forgery, embezzlement, and traffic manslaughter among Lorain, Elyria, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Agate
Dorothy Shipes
Lorain
Wiliam
Howard Willis
Joseph Kibich
Dirk
Kibich
Wonder Bar
28Th St
Oakwood Ave
Willis
Jay H. McLaughlin
Beebers
Robert L. Golimar
Seventh St
Henry H. Martens
Cleveland St
Norman L. Heisler
Ninth St
Grace D. Caywood
Oberlin Rd
Elyria
Clarence C. Coder Jr
Lexington Ave
Eleanor A. Ta
Avon
Clavence E. Smith
Pleasant &J
LaGrange
David Turner
Falencki Hardware
National Pharmacy
Ceci Haynes
Amherst
David Goldthorpe
Justice of the Peace Court
Deaths In Elyria Area
Multiple obituaries from Amherst Lorain and surrounding towns list Henry J Schieferstein 87 of Amherst died after long illness. Also funeral notices for VerNelle Wheelock and infant Lertaig, Bride Reiner death, Wilhelm Langer, William Bohnert, and Jason Gibson among others with service details and burial plans.
Court Finds In Favor Of Mack S Long In Traffic Case
A Lorain judge ruled in favor of Mack S Long in a traffic accident suit brought by Joseph Kozleski. The case involved a claim for 297 dollars. details include addresses on Livingston and Nichols avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack S Long
Neichols Ave. Lorain
John D. Pincura
Long
Josseph Kozleski
Livingston’ S Ave
Lorain
Et al
Eight Elyrians Complete Postgrad Heart Massage Course
Eight affiliated with Elyria Memorial Hospital completed the Cleveland Area Heart Society post graduate course in resuscitation at Western Reserve University. The program trains reviving a heart-stopped patient on the operating table by immediate oxygen restoration and hand heart massage until beating resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cleveland Area Heart Society
Western Reserve University
Elytia
Oberlin
Elyria
United States
Heart Fund
Claude S. Beck
Western Reserve
Americans To Advise TALPEY On Formosa Crisis
Reports state a number of American personnel are stationed on the Tachen islands to advise Chitirse Nationalist forces amid tensions. The announcement appeared in Formosa dispatches with limited official detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talpey
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Chitirse
Lada
Ely Village Wins Phone Service Victory Over Elyria Co
Ely Village residents emerge victorious in a dispute with Elyria Telephone Co as phones become available to all units. The Public Utilities Commission was not needed after the company could not respond in time, yielding to the villagers after rounds of protests and a petition signed by 30 residents. Joseph Molony, a village spokesman, received notice that telephones are now available for every occupant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Village
Elyria Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission
Liss
Ammel
PUC
Phone J Company
Joseph Molony
Hassle
Molony
Affiliated Builders, Inc
Detroit Residents Injured In Rt 20 Crash Near Here
Four Detroit residents were injured when a westbound car driven by Clarence Phillips of Oberlin Road collided with an eastbound car driven by Edward Stepowski on Route 20 near Butlerm ut Ridge Road. Phillips was jailed by Elyria deputies. Stepowski, admitted to Ely Memorial Hospital with possible rib fractures, head injuries, and leg injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Rt. 20
Butternut Ridge Rd
Clarence Phillips
Oberlin Rd
Edward Stepowski
Sylvester Ave
Thomas Curtis
Phil
Blyria Community Welfare Council
Oberof
Holly Hall
Curtis
Paul G. Hovey
John E. Nagy
M. Wells Jr
John Howard
Elizabeth R. Dolde
N Ment
M. Fitch
Richard Johns
Harry B
Hospital Meon
Helen Mulholland
Stepowski
Ely- Frank Oldenburg
James Hyllis Memorial Hospital
Josephine
Marian Baum
Edward, Jr
John
Baum
Ulra
Michael
Phillips
Br. Baum
Courtney Kirby
Child
Cincinnati
Paul Dengler
Themunity
Red Cross
Inter
W l
Homes For
Lorain County
GM Workers Set Third Mark In Row With Suggestions
GM employees at the Brown-Lipe-Chapin plant reported 362 accepted suggestions in 1954, yielding 316,880.03 in awards. Three awards exceeded 1000 dollars, average payment 64.43 per suggestion, with 44 percent of BLC workers participating. National filings reached 192,030, surpassing 1933 by 16,000, total payments 2,167,513.83, the new high. The plan began in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Ray Morris
Morris
Corporation
Elyria Police Arrest Mehl A Fackler on Warrants
Elyria police arrested Mehl A Fackler yesterday on a warrant from the Tuscarawas County sheriff. He is charged with non support of two minor children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Mehl A. Fackler
S Warran
Tuscarawas County
Fackler
Two Left Turn Crashes Reported by State Patrol
Two accidents occurred as drivers attempted left turns on highways. Victor Harris, 58, of Sullivan, and Thomas Pettit, 23, of Dearborn, Mich., were involved with minor damage and no injuries or arrests. Additional notes list several Mayor's Court fines for speeding, disobeying stop signs, and intoxication, with names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Victor Harris
Sullivan
Rt. 18
Rt 301
Thomas Pettit
Dearborn
Mich
East Haven lacemaker Noah Birch dies at 89
Noah Birch 89 a native of Nottingham England and former foreman at American Lace Co died suddenly at East Haven Nursing Home at 9 am He lived in Elyria since 1907 and house was 226 Wooster St Surviving sons Ernest M Birch Claude Birch Harold E Birch and a sister Miss Nellie Birch A son Leonard died in 1848 Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Harold Dicken Funeral Home Rev Wallace Aker will officiate burial in Brookdale Cemetery Friends may call after 2 pm tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Henry J. Schiefer
Ein
Elyriave
Ife
U. S. Automatic Corp
Schieferstein
St. Peter's Evangelical and
East Haven Nursing Home
Noah Birch
Nottingham
England
Old American Lace Co
Elyria
Wooster St
Ernest M. Birch
Elyria Laces
Claude Birch
Pfaudler Co
Rochester
Harold E. ‘Birch
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Nellie Birch
Leonard
Harold Dicken
Wallace Aker
LaPorte Methodist Church
Brookdale Cemetery
Shopping Center Merchants Name Officers and Trustees
New officers and trustees elected for the O Neil Sheffield Shopping Center Merchants Association. Officers: Richard Probst president Leonard Wasserman vice president Phillip Dawley secretary treasurer. Elected trustees include Probst Wasserman Dawley Dr Howard Greenberg Ted Trakas Norman Epstein Robert George William Tupper Leon Townsend John Gabor and Robert Apel. Valentine's Day dance Feb 15 at the Sheffield Restaurant with Ruth Amon Trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neil-Shefield
Eisenhower gets boots in Dallas toast
Dr Milton Eisenhower, Penn State president and brother of the former president, was presented with two pairs of cowboy boots by the Dallas Council of World Affairs. He joked that his bigger brother can no longer claim Texas exclusively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Milton Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
Dallas Council of World Affairs
Texas
Elyria Lenten Services to use local ministers as speakers
Elyria Council of Churches names an all local clergy lineup for a new Sunday evening Union Lenten series at Washington Ave Church of Christ starting Feb 27. Rev. Aaron W. Downs and others deliver talks with host church choirs and guest music from area congregations across five dates including March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Council of Churches
B. K. Anthony
Churches In Council
Washington Ave
Aaron W. Downs
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Henry K. Shaw
North Ridgeville Congregational Church
Earl R. Henderson
First Methodist Church
Louis G. Novak
Magyar Evangelical and Reformed Church
Thomas Curtis
First Congregational Church
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Wallace Aker
Laporte Methodist Church
Ralph Chapman
Worth Ridgeville Congregational Church
Robert Stofer
Church of the Covenant
Cleveland
Russell Dunford
St. Paul's Church
Boy Scout Jamboree at Rigoli Theatre Tomorrow Through Wednesday
A battered pastiche recalls the 1953 event as 50 000 Scouts from many nations gathered for ten days. The piece extols Americanism and religious tolerance with Catholics Protestants Jews Buddhists and Muslims sharing meals lodging and social life in a unity of man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigoli Theatre
Brotherhood of Man
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Chronicle-Telegram
Gerald Peggs
B.D
Grafton
Peggs
Jane
Homer
Maxwell von Wert
Neil Shaffer
John Gardinsky
Harry Lawson
Otha Rogers
Merrian Gai Yost
Carl Niebert
The
Central Banking Co
Frank Rock
iHe
Lilly Reese Dee
Robert Little
Ely
O'Neal Williams
Joan Kaye
JFE
Claude 5. Beck
Henry J. Schiem
Ston
Vernelle Wuerloche
C VerNelle Wheelock
Dorcas Home
Andison Rd
Miss Wheelock
Amhersl
Hertzig
Bride Reiner
East 32Nd St
Reiner
St. Mary Church
George
Sheffield Lake
Schwartz Home
John Daffy
Calvary Cemetery
Wilhelm 3
Langer
South Amherst
Jerome A. Venner
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Wilhelm A. Langer
Kentleigh Comers
Amherst Township
Wenner
Cleveland Quarries Co
Emmerich
Eee
Jinfant Gibson
Avon Lake
William H. Bohnert
Af Lake Rd
Bay View Hospital
Mr. Bohnert
Lakewood
Travelers T Insurance Co
Tim
Ella
Jason
Raymond
Herbert
Rodney Henry Gibson
New Fore
Kenneth Gibson
College Ave
Ashland
Burmeister
Ashland Cemetery
Lakewood Park
Samaritan Hospital
Ash
Dand
Harry Gibson
Ernest Henry
Robert Carl HE Vwlinger
Courthouse News
Edward Rubuski
Chestnut St
Gratton
Sheriff's Department
D. A Cook
Josephine Manning
South
Professor St., Oberlin
Kenneth
Olne Marlett
Twin Wells
Camp
Elmer
DB. A. Conk Sesterdas
Axon Village
Tercedas
Bernard Sehnever
Detroit Rd
Schmetzar
Hal
Geraldine Stone
West 21St St. Lorain
Jolm
Robert Carl Hemlinger
Jesse E. Hemlinger
Meister Rd
Joseph Eugene
J Jack Allen
Linda Sue
Ivind
Charles Cornell
South Charlestown
O. Sudie-Curtis Funeral
Howe Fisher
Marian Fisher
Stock Bridge
Euclid Ave
Fisher
Wellington
Frank Obping
Herrick Ave
West Wellmeton
Pierre R Smit Co
Filyna Savings & Tr
Elvria
Scenerne Industries
Warshaw
Ishaw
Lorain Co
Lorain Telephone Pia
Lorain Telephone
Orth, Sav
Lora
Ae Olsen
Perry Fay
Tebee
Aly Air Tandlers
Eseeretae
Ally al Sav
Ban & Ir
Sandard
Arua
Saturday Evening Post
Alvin J. Meyer
Beck
Hart Society
Sudro-Curtis Ambulance
Merthe
Capitol
Carmen Jones
Tom'n
Grace Kelly
Green Fire
Rivole
Masterdon
Kansas
the Law
Billy the Kid
Destry
Roy Senut
Kayo
Here
Rev. Curtis
Elyria Welfare Council
Police Dept. News
Jean Wetherbee
West
Caf
Stanley B
Ave
Wakeman
Andrew J. Buczek
Loram County Savings and
Becker
Gersolf
Buczek
Raymond N. Dages
Fale
West Ave
Sapereplzek
Cloyd J. Shupp
Laurei Ct
Cedar St
Depot St. Alley
Gladys A. Jaram
East Bridge St
East Bridge and
East River Sts
Joseph L. Hand
Keys
Franklin and Foster Aves
Oscar R. Griffith
Parmely Ave
James Ingram
Robert A. i Keller
Tiffin
Fred Thayer
Mildred Mikesell
East Haven
G. Russel Hargate
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Fred Ulrich
Lake Avenue Congregational Church
R. J. Gordon
Second Baptist Church
Walter Reif
St. Paul’s
First
Pilermm
Lake Avenue Congregational
Charles Talbert
Second Methodist Church
Frankel Brothers
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